TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS 10 COVID-19 DEATHS

Tarrant County Public Health Reports 10 COVID-19 Deaths

Aug. 22, 2021 - (Tarrant County) - Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) today reports 10 COVID-19 deaths. The deceased include a woman from Fort Worth in her 80s, a man from unincorporated Tarrant County in his 70s, two women and two men from Fort Worth in their 60s, a man from Arlington in his 50s, a woman from North Richland Hills in her 50s, a man from Fort Worth in his 50s, and a woman from Fort Worth in her 40s.  All but one had underlying health conditions.

Tarrant County now has 3,753 confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 virus and 269,023 people have recovered.

COVID-19 causes respiratory illness with cough, fever and shortness of breath and may lead to bronchitis and severe pneumonia. For more information go to coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com or call the Tarrant County Public Health information line, 817-248-6299, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Sunday.

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